Javanese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Javanese dilah (flame), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (tongue) (compare to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilat, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap (to lick)), from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq (to lick).

Noun edit

ꦢꦶꦭꦃ (dilah) (krama)

  1. lamp
  2. lantern

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Malay: dilah (lamp; lantern)
    • Indonesian: dilah (lamp; lantern)

References edit

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “dilah”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN